15 interesting facts you didn't know about Bollywood stars and movies
25 March 2015 4:50 PM IST25 March 2015 4:50 PM IST
15 interesting facts you didn't know about Bollywood stars and movies
On Tuesday, Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' may have won five National Awards and rounding up to a total of 25, but it is no match for the number of awards Hrithik Roshan's 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai' won. The movie starring Hrithik in tight polo neck tees and- India's 1.2 billion population buys an average of 2.7 billion movie tickets annually, the highest in the world. However, our industry doesn't make as much as our competitors because we have one of the lowest priced movie tickets.
- Kalki has wowed directors over with her remarkable performances over the years, the latest being 'Margarita with a straw'. Apart form her strained relationship with Anurag Kashyap, there is very little we know of the star's personal life. For
- Same goes for Big B's daughter-in-law Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. Long before winning the Miss World crown that kicked off her Bollywood career, Ash auditioned for a TV serial dubbing job. That however didn't work out for the star who was destined to be
- The ever so talented Amitabh Bachchan, who is an awarded actor even sings and writes poems. An interesting fact about the star is that he is ambidextrous, i.e he he can write equally well using both his hands. The star who has voiced several ad
- Bollywood in its golden ages was something for the history books, even the love stories that came through were ones of fairy tales. Sunil Dutt, who used to be a Radio Jockey once bagged an interview with the beautiful Nargis. However the radio
- If you though political parties and religious groups imposing bans on films was a recent thing, you though wrong. 2. For a long time there was a ‘Choli ke Peeche’ controversy that held the grounds. The song lyrics ‘choli ke peeche kya hai, chunri ke
- Raj Kapoor's 'Mera Naam Joker' and the multi-starrer 'LOC: Kargil' are officially the longest films ever made in Bollywood, with a run time of 255 minutes each. Raj's film also became the first film to have two intervals. 'Tamas' a film that
- Rajinikanth is one of film industry's evergreen stars. A strange fact that only a few fans know, is that the then 13-year-old Sridevi played step mother to the then 26-year-old Rajini. The actor, who has always played a younger character in his
- Another interesting Bollywood fact that went unnoticed, was that legend Raj Kapoor became the face of optimism in Russia and helped them carry on. It is believed that 'Awaara', a story of a poor man, who smiles through his hardships, gave them the
- Shah Rukh Khan may have imortalised his role as Raj Malhotra in the rom-com ‘Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge’, but he wasn't the first choice for the film. The makers of the film wanted Saif Ali Khan to play the part, what is even more shocking is that
- Keeping money matters in mind, Deepika Padukone is the only actress in Bollywood to enter the 500 crore club, delivering back to back hits with films like 'Race 2', 'Cocktail', 'Chennai Express', 'Ram-Leela' and 'Happy New Year'. With the highs came
- Leave it to Aamir Khan to get the crores rolling in at the box office. The star is Bollywood's first Khan to rake in 100 crore for 'Ghajini' and recently started the 300 crore with his film 'PK'. While Aamir may be the one setting the bar, it is
- Keeping the number game in mind, Kareena Kapoor holds the record for wearing the most number of costumes in a Bollywood movie. It had been reported that she wore over 130 designer dresses in her 'Heroine'. This is over the top wardrobe, that was
- Soon after 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai', Hrithik went on to become Bollywood's golden boy and the rest they say is history. With the number of things he has achieved over the years, it is hard to believe that the star was ragged and picked on in school for
On Tuesday, Shahid Kapoor's 'Haider' may have won five National Awards and rounding up to a total of 25, but it is no match for the number of awards Hrithik Roshan's 'Kaho Na Pyaar Hai' won. The movie starring Hrithik in tight polo neck tees and
15 interesting facts you didn't know about Bollywood stars and movies
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